FINE SOUTH GERMAN LIMEWOOD MODEL OF A NEO-CLASSICAL PALACE
BY C. HERMAN BRUCKNER (1872-1912), LATE 19TH CENTURY
£11,250
The Forbes Collection at Old Battersea House
Auction: 1 November 2011 at 11:00 GMT
Description
the central segmented arch ornamented with quoins and rosettes, the dentil cornice and pilasters supporting a fretted balcony flanked by three windows with swagged sills and festooned pilasters, the second and third floors united by twelve fluted Corinthian columns, each surmounted by an indented cornice applied with rosettes and lion’s mask motifs, the principal floor with a fretwork balcony and two rows of windows, the central three surmounted by a Neo-classical urn, the central triangular pediment decorated with palm fronds, rosettes and central timepiece, the pediment decorated with a band of scrolling leaves and surmounted by angels raised on festooned plinths, the ridge with two winged victories holding laurel wreaths; along with approximately thirty-one carved figures of mounted soldiers, standing guards, dogs and the proprietor of the house with his family and his servants (qty)
Dimensions
124cm (48.8in) wide, 111cm (43.7in) high, 39cm (15.4in) deep
Footnote
Provenance:
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Spermon
Anon. sale, Christie's New York, Lot 217, 3rd February 1979
Literature:
Skipwith, Peyton A Tale of Two Cities, The Connoisseur, December 1981, illus. page 288
Malcolm S. Forbes, More than I Dreamed: A Lifetime of Collecting, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1989, pp. 178-179
Joy Billington, Forbes: The London Collection, The Illustrated London News, Spring, 1991, Vol. 279, No.7099, pp.37-42.
American Artist, January 2005, illus p. 22